Jinhu, Kinmen
24°26′16″N 118°25′41″E / 24.437691°N 118.427993°E
Map including the Jinhu Township area (1954) 
Qionglin Tunnel 
Wu-Wang-Zai-Ju Inscribed Rock at Taiwu Mountain 
Jinhu Township
金湖鎮 Kinhu, Chin-hu | |
|---|---|
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 Jinhu Township (blue) in Kinmen County (grey) | |
| Location | Kinmen (Quemoy), Taiwan |
| Urban villages | 8 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Chen Wen-Ku (陳文顧) |
| Area | |
• Total | 41.7920 km (16.1360 sq mi) |
| Population (February 2023) | |
• Total | 30,826 |
| • Density | 740/km (1,900/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (National Standard Time) |
| Postal code | 891 |
| Website | kinhu |
Jinhu Township (pinyin: Jīnhú Zhèn; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Kim-ô͘-tìn; lit. 'golden lake') is an urban township of Kinmen (Quemoy), Fujian Province, Republic of China (Taiwan). It is in the Taiwan Strait, on the coast of mainland China. Jinhu Township is the largest township in Kinmen County.
History
On July 1, 1953, Canghu Township (滄湖鎮) was renamed Jinhu Township (金湖鄉), a rural township. In December 1957, Jinhu was changed back into an urban township.
In 1959, Jinqiong Township (金瓊鄉) was created from the two villages Zhengyi and Qionglin. On September 16, 1965, Jinqiong Township was disbanded and the major part of the two villages returned to Jinhu Township.
Geography
It has a population of 30,826 (February 2023) and an area of 41.6960 km (16.0989 sq mi). The township includes Dongding Island, Beiding Island, and other small islets.
Politics and government
Administrative divisions
Jinhu Township is made up of eight urban villages:
- Lianan / Lienan Village (蓮庵里)
- Liaoluo Village (料羅里)
- Qionglin / Cyonglin Village (Ch'iung-lin; 瓊林里)
- Shanwai Village (Shan-wai; 山外里)
- Xihu / Sihu Village (溪湖里)
- Xinhu / Sinhu Village (新湖里)
- Xinshi / Sinshi Village (新市里)
- Zhengyi / Jhengyi Village (正義里)
Mayors
- Mayor of Shawei (沙尾鎮)
- Chang Jung-Chiang (張榮強) 1947-1951
- Appointed Mayors
- Chen Te-hui (陳德輝)
- Yang Cheng-Fu (楊誠福)
- Wu Ti-Yuan (吳迪元)
- Tsai In-Tang (蔡蔭堂) from 1954
- Teng Chen-Kang (鄧振剛), also mayor of Jinsha, Kinmen
- Li Tsai-Chien (黎在鍵)
- Yang Yao-Ming (楊耀明)
- Kai Chia-Ting (開嘉亭)
- Chen I-Huang (陳依煌) 1971-1975
- Elected Mayors
- Chen I-Huang (陳依煌) 1971-1975
- Chen Yung-Tsai (陳永財) 1975-1986
- Chen Yun-Hsuan (陳雲軒) 1986-1990
- Chen Yung-Tsai (陳永財) 1990-1993
- Tsai Fu-Lu (蔡福祿) 1993-1997
- Chen Fu-hai 1997-2003
- Li Cheng-I (李成義) 2003-2008
- Tsai Hsien-Ching (蔡顯清) 2008-2010
- Tsai Hsi-Hu (蔡西湖) 2010-2018
- Chen Wen-Ku (陳文顧) 2018–present
Infrastructures
Tourist attractions
- August 23 Artillery Battle Museum
- Chenggong Coastal Defense Tunnel
- Chen Jing-lan Western House
- Kinmen Cultural Village
- Kinmen Ceramics Museum
- Kinmen National Park
- Qingtian Hall
- Qionglin Tunnel
- Yu Da Wei Xian Sheng Memorial Museum
- Wind Lion Plaza
- Wu-Wang-Zai-Ju Inscribed Rock
- Zhongzheng Park
Transportation
Notable natives
- Chern Jenn-chuan, Minister of Public Construction Commission (2012-2013)
See also
References
- ^ Chin-hu (Variant - V) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
- ^ 行政面積. 金門縣政府民政處 Civil Affairs Department, Kinmen County Government (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 29 January 2019. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
行政區 面積（單位：平方公里）{...}金湖鎮 41.6960{...}東碇 0.0160 北碇 0.0800
- ^ 105年04月份人口統計. 金門縣金湖鎮戶政事務所 Jinhu Township Household Registration Office, Kinmen County (in Chinese (Taiwan)). April 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
9020030 金湖鎮 計 28427
- ^ 金湖鎮概況. 金門縣金湖鎮公所 (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 28 July 2017. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
- ^ 金門縣土地段名代碼表 (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Department of Land Administration. 2 March 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
地政事務所名稱(代碼) 金門(WA) 鄉鎮市區名稱(代碼) 金湖鎮(01){...}段 小段 代碼 備註{...}東碇 0257 調整 北碇 0258
- ^ "About the village". Jinhu Township Administration, Kinmen County. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
Sinshi Village Shanwai Village Jhengyi Village Sihu Village Lienan Village Cyonglin Village Liaoluo Village Sinhu Village
- ^ 村里簡介. 金門縣金湖鎮公所 Jinhu Township Administration, Kinmen County (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 5 September 2019.
新市里 山外里 溪湖里 蓮庵里 料羅里 瓊林里 正義里 新湖里
- ^ "NG 50-15 HSIA-MEN" (in English and Chinese). Washington, D. C.: Army Map Service. 1954 – via Perry–Castañeda Library Map Collection.
Ch'iung-lin Shan-wai
- ^ 歷屆鎮長. 金門縣金湖鎮公所 Jinhu Township Administration, Kinmen County (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 26 April 2019. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
- ^ 鎮長. 金門縣金湖鎮公所 Jinhu Township Administration, Kinmen County (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 25 April 2019. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
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